Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Buenos Aires, and its share of everything issued in Argentina.
Visas issued at Buenos Aires, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
1,5961,596
Down 20% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.6k
Visas issued at Buenos Aires each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: December 2024: 417 visas
In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.8k
Jan – Dec 2023
2k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.6k
Jan – Dec 2025
149
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,579 visas (−22% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 13% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 24 | 40 | Down 40% |
| January 2026 | 125 | 92 | Up 36% |
| December 2025 | 349 | 417 | Down 16% |
| November 2025 | 44 | 92 | Down 52% |
| October 2025 | 54 | 88 | Down 39% |
| September 2025 | 40 | 53 | Down 25% |
| August 2025 | 165 | 148 | Up 11% |
| July 2025 | 297 | 323 | Down 8% |
| June 2025 | 122 | 307 | Down 60% |
| May 2025 | 212 | 268 | Down 21% |
| April 2025 | 105 | 100 | Up 5% |
| March 2025 | 59 | 74 | Down 20% |
| February 2025 | 40 | 46 | Down 13% |
| January 2025 | 92 | 104 | Down 12% |
| December 2024 | 417 | 315 | Up 32% |
| November 2024 | 92 | 127 | Down 28% |
| October 2024 | 88 | 74 | Up 19% |
| September 2024 | 53 | 55 | Down 3.6% |
| August 2024 | 148 | 131 | Up 13% |
| July 2024 | 323 | 271 | Up 19% |
| June 2024 | 307 | 338 | Down 9.2% |
| May 2024 | 268 | 239 | Up 12% |
| April 2024 | 100 | 84 | Up 19% |
| March 2024 | 74 | 68 | Up 8.8% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Argentina
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